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Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)

Documentary | 58 minutes
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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 58 minuten

Country: Canada

Directed by: Donald Brittain

Starst: and Donald Brittain

IMDb score: 7,1 (10)

Releasedate: 1 January 1979

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Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed plot

With an ironic-critical commentary in the voice-over, director Donald Brittain studies the 'gay bureaucrat' in this film. The effect is reminiscent of a nature documentary, in which an animal species is observed, while the voice-over describes its habits, habitat and survival instincts. At the outset, the bureaucrat, "the most hated species of man," is likened to a cockroach: seemingly useless, with many enemies, and impossible to eradicate. Together with two ex-civil servants, Brittain discusses the futility of committee meetings, the absurd ways in which bureaucrats make careers and the hidden meanings of official language.

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